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1,632,770 June 1927' E. VON SCHUBERT DEVICE FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS Filed Oct. 28. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 14. 1927. 1,632,770

E. VON SCHUBERT DEVICE FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS Filed 001:. 28. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 1 4, 1927.

UNITED STATES ERICH VON SCHUBERT, OF BERLIN, GERMANY,

PATENT OFFICE.

'ASSIGNOR TO ASKANIA-WERKE AK- BERG-FRIEDENAU, OF BERLIN-FRIEDE NAU, GERMANY.

DEVICE FOR TAKIJNG PHOTOGRAPHS.

Application filed October 28, 1924, Serial No. 746,430, and in Germany October 30, 1923.

This invention relates to' an arrangement or device for taking photographs.

For taking photographs ofany proceeding or occurrence such as. for instance, operations. parturitions of man or beast. the issuing of insects. the doings especially of shv and wild beasts, the motions of a dancer and the lilre. it is mostly very diiiirultor nearlv impossible to focus the camera and to' ad.

cause the scene frequently changes lilre a kaleidoscope, and each displacement oi the camera will require a new foeussing which by no means can he performed as quicklvas the ob ect scenes change.

The present invention comprises means forsuitablv taking such photographs without diflicultv. the object being unable to perceive the person taking the photograph nor the arrangement used, which. speciallv in view of sh v bea sts. 'ma v he of great importance.

According to this invention. thercamerabeing rela'tivelv 1 stationarv. a' taking mirror is connected with a movable'lighting mirror in such a manner that when the obiect'is illuminated. the image; thereof is directed bv the taking mirror into the 'opticaxis of the camera -so that the object or the portion thereof to be takenQcomeS into the midst of the image area. Therefore. by adjusting the illumination mirror-the taking mirror also is automaticallv brought intothe right position. If. the obiect is to be illuminated by means of an artificial source of illumination or by concentrated light. the illumination mirror can serve for directing the light onto the ohiect. If the obiectlor the respective portion thereof is-illuminated; one forthwith -lrnows that because the taking mirror is moved together with the illumination mirror. the image of the illuminated object or portion thereof is in the midst of the image field. However. if one operates with an artificial source ofscattered light or daylight. an auxiliary source ofcoloured light may he used for searching or illuminating the obfeet, which auxiliary light is directed to the object hv means of the illuminating mirror. This coloured light or the coloured ray of light directed onto the object makes it unjust it. for one definite occurrence or act b'c-' derstood whether the rightposition. If magnesium light is to be used a faint glim of light whether white or coloured, is directed to the object by means of the illuminating mirror which may be designated as searcher. and if the object is hit by this ray oflight. the magnesium light can be made to act whereby the illuminated object is brought by way of the taking mirror into the midst of the image field. as reproduction.

v It does not influence the essential features of the present invention whether the arrangement or device as described above is used for producing immovable or serial pic tures.

In the annexed drawing. by way of example. Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of the construction for an operating room, Fig. 2 shows the system of mirrors seen in the direction from the source of light, Fig. 3-is a front elevation of an embodiment of the invention taken in the direction of the arrow 6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a side elevation taken in the direction of the arrow 7 of"Fig'.- 6, and- Fig. 5 is a cross section takenon the line A.B of Fig. 3.

I willrefer first to the diagrammatic views 1 and 2, and then describe the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3. 4 and. 5. It is assumed that the object of operation shall be illuminated by means of an artificial source of light. and that one pair of the mirrors shall serve for illuminating the object, this pair of mirrors being fixedlv connected to the taking mirror.

A concave mirror. 0 casts the light of the artificial source of light h towards the illuminating mirrors 2' i. k k and 1' 1" which can be adiusted each about a horizontal axis. and which besides can be turned rooflilre towards each other. in order to focus all the pencils 'of rays in the object-point s. together with the middle ray incident. at an angle a. 0n the horizontal axis of the mirror-pair r 1" is mounted a taking mirror 0: preferably shaped in the form of a plane mirror. All the mirrors can be jointly arranged in a frame 10 running on rails 7) upon which the photographic camera u may also the taking mirror is in be movably placed. The taking mirror m is situated perpendicularly to the illuminating mirrors 1- 1". If the object is to be illuminated and to be taken at another angle (for instance angle [3) than resulting from the position 7 {or example by putting the mi'rror arrangements into the position 2, all the illuminating mirrors are adjusted so that the rays. again join. in the object. By adjusting the mirror-pair r 1: and thereby at the same time adjusting the taking mirror .1: the light rays issuing from the latter are caused to run again in the optic axis. Thereby, also in this position of the illumi-c nating and of the taking mirrors, the object will appear in the diagonal centre of the mat-plate. i

The embodiment illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 will now be described. The carriage. is made of pipes 8 to. 13 inclusive in order to reduce the weigh as much as possible. The pipes are so-bent that the parts 9. and

12 form an upwardly projecting frame-,.

1y projecting frame, The side pipes, -.pr0- while the parts 10 and 1,1 form 1. downwardject upwardly above the pipes 8 tofqrm exteusions13 which canbe seen, in Fig. 4 T e side pipes 9, and the. entensions 13, of the pipes 10 carry pins 15 upon which are mounted rollers 1A adapted to run upon the tracks 7). The frame parts 11 and 12 carry rotatable pipeslG and 17 respectively and with these pipes the rods or pipes 18 and 19 respectively are rigidly connected Each of these rods 18 and 19 carries two swingable plates 2 0 and 21 which are adapted to be swung and tilted roof like .towardeaoh. other upon the hinges 2 2 and 23 respectively on the rods 18 and l9. as shown in dotted lines in lig. On their forward sides the plates 20, carry the two lower mirrors k, k, the plates 21, the two upper mirrors. 1', al The u per pipe 1 is providedwith an arm 24C on .w h1eh may he mounted a counterweight 25, while the ipe 16 carries a counterweight 33 and the (ownwardly directed rod1 8 carries a handle 26.. Each pair of mirrors i, i and k, k can be tilted root like toward each other, and can be rotated with respect to the. horizontal; on the frame parts 12 and 11, so. that. the beams coming from the reflector 0 will converge upon the object.

In the, two horizontal frame members 8, of which one can be seen in Fig. 4 two closed uadrangular frames 28 and 29 are rotatable upon pins 27. A space is left between the two frames 28 and 29 for a frame 30 which stands at right angles to the frames 28.an d 29 and is rigidly connected to the same, for example by autogenje soldering. The mirror r is rotatably mounted in the frame 29 upon vertical pins 31,, and the mirror 1" is rotatably mounted in frame 28 upon pins 32. whereby both mirrors can beiurned roof like toward each other so that the b eams of light coming from the reflector 0 will CO1! verge upon the object 3. On the other hand, the mirror ru is mounted in frame 30 with its reflecting side toward the camera, that is to say, it is adapted to direct the beams of light coming from the object into the objective 0 the camera, as described in the lirst part ot the specification. A lateral lever Sat may be. connected to the mirror frames 28, 29 and 30 carrying the mirrors 1', r and an.

The adjustment of all the mirrors may be accom lished by means of a rod, or equally as well by hand.

Inv order to. prevent the pairs of mirrors 2', i and L. is from gravitating toward each other the hinges 22 and 23 may be provided with set screws 35. and 36. which engage the rods 18. and 19-. respectively. The tubes 16 and 1'1 are tight enough on the frame members 1'1 and 12 so that a gravitation of the mirrors about the horizontal axis cannot occur, In any case it has been found in practice. that the friction of the pipes upon the frame issutlicient to prevent such gravitation.

that I claim is;

1. A device for focusing a camera on an object. comprising rotatable means. for pro,- jecting a beam of li ht toward said object, and a reflector rotatable with said light pro.- jecting means, for directing rays of light proceeding from the object into the camera.

2 A, device for taking photographs comprising in combination a camera, means, for P iectin ays of. gh t ward he. cam r p l l to. the opt c reof, a mirror mount or otation. on an axis perpen icuar o. he. opt c ax s. of the cam ra, a adapted to: rned to i ect a. beam. light fronrsaid source of light onto an obi an con .v mir or fi ed to the r t at r gh ang e t re he eby when he beam 0t: lj ht from the first mirror strikes he bi ch ig t rom. the bject. l b irected by the second mirrorinto the camera.

3. A device for. taking photographs co 1n-. prising a camera, means for projecting rays of light toward the camera parallel to the optic a.\' is thereof, a pair of mirrors between said light projecting means and said camera said mirrors being angularly adjustable on an axis perpendicular to the optic ax s of the camera, and also tiltable, toward each other, and a third mirror fixed at right angles to the first two mirrors and between them for the purpose described.

4. A dcrice'for talting photographs in accordance with claim 3 in combination i angularly adjustable auxiliary mirrors adjacent the first mentioned mirrors and in the patlrof the projected rays oflight for directing additional light onto the ob ect.

5. A device for ta l ring photographs comprising a camera, means for projecting rays of light toward the camera parallel to the Said optic axis thereof, a carriage between said light projecting means and said camera movable parallel to the optic axis of the camera, a pair of mirrors mounted on said carria e, mirrors being angularly adjusta le about an axis perpendicular to the optic axis of the camera, and being also tiltable toward each other, and a third mirror fixed at right angles to the first two mirrors and between them for the purpose described. 10

The foregoing specification signed at Berlin, Germany, this 13th day of October, 1924.

DR. MED. ERICH v. SCHUBERT. 

